This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Nervous System – Quiz 766 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 766 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The four types of neurological cells in the Central Nervous system A) Neurons, astrocytes, oligodendrocytes, and macroglia. B) Neurons, astrocytes, oligodendrocytes, and schwann cells. C) Neurons, astrocytes, oligodendrocytes, and ependymal cells. D) Astrocytes, oligodendrocytes, ependyma, and microglia. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Astrocytes, oligodendrocytes, ependyma, and microglia. 2. True or False-Most neurons in our body are with us for life and cannot be replaced if they are lost through brain or spinal cord damage. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 3. Each neuron has how many parts? A) 1. B) 2. C) 3. D) 4. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 3. 4. Nerve that includes both sensory and motor neuron fibers A) Mixed nerve. B) Limbic system. C) Plexus. D) Reticular formation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mixed nerve. 5. Neurons that carry incoming information from the sensory receptors to the brain and spinal cord A) Sensory neuron. B) Occipital lobe. C) Temporal lobe. D) Parietal lobe. E) Motor neuron. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sensory neuron. 6. The function of the neuron is to ..... A) Generate electrical signals called the action potential. B) Transmit liquid signals to the rest of the body. C) Transmit calcium to the rest of the body. D) Transmit sodium contents to the rest of the body. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Generate electrical signals called the action potential. 7. Part of the brainstem that is continuous with the spinal cord is called ..... A) Central Sulcus. B) Spinal cord elongated. C) Midbrain. D) Ventricle. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Spinal cord elongated. 8. Which of the following is incorrectly matched? A) Organ of Corti; hearing. B) Gustatory cell; touch. C) Spots; balance. D) Olfactory receptor; smell. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gustatory cell; touch. 9. With sore throat, microorganisms can cause inflammation: A) Middle ear. B) Outer ear. C) Inner ear. D) Snails. E) Eustachian tube. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Middle ear. 10. Muscles that you can control are called ..... muscles. A) Involuntary. B) Voluntary. C) Evolutionary. D) Revolutionary. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Voluntary. 11. Tay-Sachs disease and multiple sclerosis are diseases/disorders of the myelin sheaths A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 12. What is the term meaning abnormal softening of nerve tissue? A) Neuromalacia. B) Encephalomalacia. C) Neuroma. D) Encephalopathy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Neuromalacia. 13. Hearing is based on which kind of sensory receptor? A) Proprioceptors. B) Mechanoreceptors. C) Photoreceptors. D) Chemoreceptors. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mechanoreceptors. 14. Cells and tissues that allow movement of a body part. Can contract and extend. A) Smooth Muscle. B) Skeletal Muscle. C) Cardiac Muscle. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Skeletal Muscle. 15. Which part of neurons carries the nerve impulse from the cell body to other neurons and muscles? A) Dendrites. B) Cell body. C) Axon. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Axon. 16. Which sense detects pressure and heat A) Sight. B) Hearing. C) Taste. D) Touch. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Touch. 17. Which component of the Autonomic Nervous System (ANS) is associated with an increasing heart rate, breathing, dilation of pupil and sweating? A) Spinal nerve. B) Cranial nerve. C) Sympathetic. D) Parasympathetic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sympathetic. 18. What connects the brain and the spinal cord? A) Brain stem. B) Cerebellum. C) Reflex arc. D) Callous body. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Brain stem. 19. Protective membranes that cover the entire central nervous system A) Forebrain. B) Meninges. C) Diencephalon. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Meninges. 20. This amongst the following is found in muscle cells and nerves: A) Resting membrane potential. B) K+ equilibrium potential. C) Electron potential. D) Ligand gated potential. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Resting membrane potential. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesNervous System Quiz 1Nervous System Quiz 2Nervous System Quiz 3Nervous System Quiz 4Nervous System Quiz 5Nervous System Quiz 6Nervous System Quiz 7Nervous System Quiz 8Nervous System Quiz 9Nervous System Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books